"Intense #heat is often less visible than other devastating effects of #ClimateChange, such as storms or floods. But it is more deadly.

The "silent killer" was responsible for some 489,000 deaths per year between 2000 and 2019, compared to 16,000 deaths per year from cyclones, according to the UN."

https://www.dw.com/en/extreme-heat-epidemic-hitting-humanity-un-warns/a-69769728